Todays playlist is not based on any particular theme, it just happened so we can make no claim to any coherent plan.

To begin with a Mozart violin sonata - Sonata for violin in B flat, performed by Maria-Elizabeth Lott on the Mozart child's violin (17350 Sontraud Speidel accompanying on a 1790 fortepiano. The Symphony No. 1 by Beethoven performed by the Heidelberger Sinfoniker under the baton of Thomas Fey.Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 performed by Xianyin Wang and the Amity players.For fun: the Rondon in B flat KV 269 by Mozart. Once again Mis Lott and Mr. Speidel.Celebrating the premier of "The Marriage of Figaro" on May 1 and also the closing performance of the magnificent production by the JLO in Sitka three arias from the opera. First Cecilia Bartoli singing two arias sung by Cherubino in the opera: "Non so piu" and "Voi che sapete," And following that an aria sung by the contessa in Act II - "Porg, mi amor" sung by Barbara Hendricks.Sergei Rachmaninov opens the second half with the "Isle of the Dead" performed by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic under the baton of Mariss Jansons.Next "pilgrims" by Ned Rorem and immediately following his Violin Concerto, Philippe Quint on the violin and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jose Serebrier and them his Symphony No. 1 (1950) performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra again with Jose Serebrier conducting. To close the day and the week we will have the Symphony No. 3 of Ned Rorem, same players. And that closes the week.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Sometimes I think that all music is my favorite music, but there are still some that are more favorite than others. Some of those show up today. First of all:

Grillensymphonie by Georg Philipp Telemann performed by the Ensemble Caprice.The Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn. (This can be easily added to any favorites list) Alain Lefvre - piano, David Lefevre - violin and the London Mozart Players under the baton of Matthias Bamert.Here is a first that will always be first with me: The Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor by Johannes Brahms. Xiayiin Wang and the Amity Players performing.For a quick change of venue so to speak here is the Concert Piece for Orchestra by David Diamond played by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz conducting.Also by Mr. Diamond An Elegy in the Memory of Maurice Ravel, once again performed by Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony.Just because it hasn't been played for a while (and because I like Valery Gergiev) here are the "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Moussorgsky, Gergiev conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.Back in 1925 on April 30th the first performance of Paul Hindemith's Kammermusik No. 3, Op. 36, No. 2 the cello concerto occured. We are going to hear the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly with Lynn Harrell on the cello.Following that will be the Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra by Bohuslav Martinu performed by The Endellion String Quartet and the City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox conducting.To wrap up everything will be the Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra by Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra with Philippe Entrement at the piano.

Going to the mountains in spring:Gordon Lightfoot - Mountains and MarianneDillards - Carry Me OffJohn Denver - Take Me Home, Country RoadsNeil Young and the Band, from the Last Waltz CD set - Four Strong Winds (Ian Tyson)

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

This is a day of ballets and symphonies well balanced by a trio and a quartet. Did you catch the letter in the Juneau Empire praising the production of "The Marriage of Figaro" by Juneau Lyric Opera in conjunction with Opera to Go? A great big pat on the back to JLO and to the citizens of Juneau! And the music for today is:

Sunday, April 25, 2010

A young girl moves with her family to a new apartment – she’s lost her friends and her parents are inattentive. She discovered a door that leads to an alternate universe, with a loving Other Mother and Other Father. Just one strange thing – they have buttons for eyes. At first, Coraline is entranced, but eventually she begins to realize that the Other Parents aren’t as nice as they seem and the way home seems to disappear.

Based on the book by Neil Gaiman, with music and lyrics by the Magnetic Fields Stephen Merritt, Coraline is a scary look into how appearances can be deceiving

Overture A New HouseI Am Miss Spink (And I Am Miss Forcible)A Mouse CircusMum And DadAt The Other EndSong Of The RatsWhen We Were Young And Trod The BoardsFluorescent Green GlovesWelcome HomeA Lot Of NoiseSong Of The RatsTheatre Is FunStay With UsThe Ballad Of The WaspsO What A Lovely TripGo To SleepWe Were Children OnceWhen You're A CatSong Of The RatsRecollectionsWhatever You WantSong Of The RatsThe World Goes FlatI Saw A Show On Telly OnceFalling... Falling...One Long Fairytale

Turn the World Around, Bill Harley, Big Big WorldDown in the Back Pack, Bill Harley, Down in the Back PackBig Big World, Bill Harley, Big Big WorldThere's a Pea on My Plate, Bill Harley,There's a Pea on My Plate

Zanzibar, Bill Harley, Cool in School

Pirate Song, Bill Harley, Big Big WorldEarlyin the Morning/Blow the Man Down, Mike Mennard, Pirates Do the Darnest ThingsYou're in Trouble, Bill Harley, Play It AgainPiozza Shake, Bill Harley, One More Time

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Today is the day for some cosmic speculation, specifically "The Garden of Cosmic Speculation" the work of Michael Gandolfi based on a fabulous garden in Scotland's Border Area. Along with that a little Mozart and a visit from the Opera to Go people and what more?

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Take a wealthy New York playboy whose father sends him West to get him away from his less than desirable friends. But he brings his friends along and do they ever clash with the locals. Will they succeed in turning the rundown lodge into a money-making dude ranch? Does it matter – after all, it’s a Gershwin musical, so the music is wonderful no matter the plot! And it made stars of Ethel Merman and Ginger Rogers

Wow! What a beautiful world. Earth day is this Thursday, April 22, and I have a special guest today, Dawson June, a fifth grader at Gastineau Elementary. So we're going all over the place today, thanks for joining us.

The 5, 6, 7, 8's-Whoo HooGreen Day- American IdiotGuy Davis- I will Be Your FriendShakira-Hips Don't LieThe Fugees-Just Happy to Be MeSoulja Boy-Crank DatBeatles-Hello GoodbyeLady GaGa-Poker FaceBobby Horton-Igneous RockKayne West-StrongerKichael Mish-Trash in The RiverMichael Jackson-ThrillerSweet Honey in the Rock-Down In The Valley, Two by TwoLouis Armstrong-What a Wonderful

Some repeats, some new and some old; so it's not original. The music is the greatest though and I hope you enjoy it.

Overture to "Don Giovanni" K 527 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Bruno Weil conducting Tafel MusikSonata No. 15 in F Major, K 533 also by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by Heidi Lowy at the piano Variations on "La ci darem la mano" Op. 2 by Frederic Chopin. Emanuel Ax at the piano and Sir Charles Mackerras conducting the Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentConcert for violin, piano & string quartet, Op. 21 of Ernest Chausson performed by Itzhak Perlman - violin; Jorge Bolet - piano and the Julliard QuartetGrande Valse Brilliant in A minor (lento) Op. 34, #2 of Frederic Chopin performed by Emanuel Ax - piano Symphony No. 3 (1958) by Ned Rorem. José Serebrier and the Bournemouth Symphony performingDance Symphony by Aaron Copland. Enrique Bátiz and the Mexico City PhilharmonicFanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland, again Enrique Bátiz and the Mexico City PhilharmonicLa Vida Brevé by Manuel de Falla performed by Ernest Ansermet and L'Orchestre de la Suisse RomandeSymphony No. 20, 3 Journeys to a Holy Mountain, Op. 223 of Alan Hovhaness performed by Keith Brion and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Wind OrchestraPavane for a Dead Princess by Maurice Ravel, Paavo Järvi conducts the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Two songs dedicated to the victims of the latest West Virginia coal mine tragedy and their families, to the miners who might still be alive and their families, and to all underground miners:Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's DaughterJames Talley - Give My Love to Marie

Two more songs about cars, to follow up Wednesday's songs:Tracy Chapman - Fast CarsJackson Browne - Take It Easy

Today's program will begin with three B's and then digress from there. First of all there is a bit of a digression in the three B's with Boccherini leading off the list and then followed by Beethoven and Brahms. Well, we all have our favorites!

Cello Concerto No 9 in Bflat, G 482 by Luigi Boccherini with Walter Môller on the cello and Hans-Martin Linde conducting the Linde ConsortTrio No. 7 in Bflat, Op. 97 "Archduke" by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by the Beaux Arts TrioSymphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 of Johnnes Brahms performed by Sir Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber OrchestraViolin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 of Felix Mendelssohn. Yehudi Mehunin on the violin and Efrem Kurz conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. This is from The Great Recordings of the Century series..Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & orchestra, Op. 35 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Yefim Bronfman - piano; Thomas Stevens - trumpet and Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles PhilharmonicSymphonic Dances, Op. 45 by Sergei Rachmaninov. Mariss Jansons and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic OrchestraPrelude & Fugue No. 23, Op. 87, in F major by Dmitri Shostakovich performed by Keith Jarrett - piano.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

My name is Antoine. I grabbed a bunch of records, cds and my ipod and started paying music.

playlist (mostly in the right order):

What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) Information Society??? Talking HeadsI Can See It In Your Eyes Men at WorkNever Let Me down again Depeche ModeAlberto Basalm Aphex TwinGood Intentions Toad The Wet SprokettSaftey Dance Men Without HatsFirst We Take Manhattan Leonard CohenJanuary Stars StingLets Get It Started Back Eyed PeasDancing With Myself Billy IdolGirl You Want DevoSleepingbag ZZ TopRebel Yell Billy Idol

Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber - Goin' Home, Good Morning Blues (Leadbelly), Midnight Special - all from the fine CD, The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast

Judy Garland, live in concert 1961 - Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart, Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin), Chicago, Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Yip Harburg, Harold Arlen)

Laura Nyro and Labelle - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Carole King and Gerry Goffin), Up on the Roof (King/Goffin), It's Gonna Take a Miracle

Memphis Horns - Take Me to the River (written by Al Green and Mabon Hodges, vocals by Etta James, vocals), I've Been Loving You Too Long (written by Otis Redding, vocals by Warren Haynes)

Kim Nalley - My Baby Just Cares for Me (Gus Kahn/Walter Donaldson), I Need My Sugar (Nalley), I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

Derek and the Dominos (Eric Clapton and company) - I Looked Away (Clapton and Bobby Whitlock), Why Does Love Have to Be So Sad? (Clapton/Whitlock), Key to the Highway (Charles Segar and Big Bill Broonzy)

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